Lack: JT Poston (-110) over Adam Svensson (DraftKings) Svensson is coming off a ninth-place finish at the Genesis and JT Poston is coming off a MC on the number, but results can be deceiving. But, Pebble has been a happy spot for him over the years. From Mayo: Can Bubba fix his broken putter? Aside from the experts below, Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton breaks down the field at this year's The American Express in this week's edition of the Power Rankings. A sneaky underrated reason to fade him: I hear hes an elite Call of Duty fan, and with the new game coming out, theres reason to believe he hasnt been practicing quite as much recently. Hes stumbled from tee-to-green recently, losing strokes to the field in four of his last seven measured events. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. Meanwhile, the other two in the group haven't been able to find their footing multiple weeks in a row. Bay Hill Club & Lodge will be the host in Orlando this week as we are readying for another PGA Tour designated event at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. The Florida-based writer knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour and how the players' games fit the courses. How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. 5. Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. CJ Cup: Matt Fitzpatrick. Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers for The American Express 2023, and revealed his Fantasy golf picks and advice. Six first-round leaders have gone on to win at Pebble Beach since 2000, as Nick Taylor became the sixth in 2020. Sony Open: Hideki Matsuyama. Poston has now finished inside the top-25 in eight of his last 11 starts on the PGA Tour. Sony Open: Gary Woodland. Mayo: Eric Cole (+900, DraftKings) A veteran of the Florida Minor League Golf system, Coles gained on approach in six of his last seven starts, and now returns to familiar Bermudagrass on the greens. Mayo (@ThePME) won the 2021 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and was a finalist for three FSWA Awards in 2023 (Best Podcast, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). He was in the top 10 in every one. While he had been struggling to find form earlier in the year, the 27-year-old has proven his ball-striking upside by gaining 2.1 strokes on approach in a world-class field last week at Riviera. Scottie Scheffler could be among the top daily Fantasy golf picks this week for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. The tournament tees off Thursday across three courses in La Quinta, Calif., and the average winning score over the past 10 years is 24-under par. Yes, he did gain an unsustainable amount of strokes with the putter, but he did make noticeable progress off-the-tee and on approach from WMPO to the Genesis. Who wins the 2023 Genesis Invitational? For the 2022 BMW Championship, Gates is touting a massive sleeper for fantasy rosters who is priced at less than $7,000 at DraftKings . Ballengee can be reached by email at ryan[at]thegolfnewsnet.com. PGA Tour one-and-done is a popular fantasy golf game, with private one-and-done leagues and public PGA Tour games. In his free time, Andy can likely be found on a golf course. His recent performance backs that up, as he has four victories and seven top-five finishes in his past nine worldwide events. Theres analysis you wont find anywhere else. They'll eat up a large portion of your PGA DFS budget, so making the right call on the value of PGA DFS picks will be critical when locking in your 2023 Sony Open PGA DFS strategy. 8. Redman is proving to be one of the more talented ball-strikers on tour, finishing 11th in strokes gained/approach for the 2020 seasonand he has already improved his putting, lifting him to two top-four finishes in six starts in the new season. Thats some great early-season value on a top-tier all-around golfer whose performance is grounded in elite data. The 28-year-old leads the tour in scoring average and strokes gained total. Golf DFS Fantasy Golf Picks 2022 Wells Fargo Championship Picks, Predictions, Rankings and Sleepers Pat Mayo makes his 2022 Wells Fargo Championship Picks while breaking down the field and rankings for the event and previewing the course and key stats. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. In addition, McClure's model is up over $9,500 on its best bets since June 2020, nailing tournament after tournament. He hosts Inside Golf, a twice weekly podcast focused on the PGA Tour, betting, daily fantasy, golf course architecture, and interviews, as part of the BlueWire podcast network. Sungjae Im is still showing up like he always does, and guys like Aaron Wise, Shane Lowry and Denny McCarthy will be in Palm Beach looking for a signature win. The Spaniard's improvement on and around the greens makes him a player without weakness. Genesis: Justin Thomas. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, and AT&T sponsored Jordan Spieth headline the field of the once historic tournament. Who should you back with your Fantasy golf picks? Best of luck this week! Mayakoba: Viktor Hovland. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. Last season, he nailed the Tour Championship, saying Rory McIlroy was the only player capable of making up a six-stroke deficit to get past Scheffler. Maybe the stage is too big for him over here. Of his four top-five finishes in 2020, one of them was at a major and two others were in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Over the past two years, Varner trails only Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy in the number of times his name has been on top of the leader board after 18 holes. Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2023 Sony Open and revealed his optimal PGA DFS advice, strategy and player pool. GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. 8:11 pm ET, see the fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine fantasy expert Jim Holliman, see his fantasy golf rankings and Genesis Invitational picks at SportsLine, You can see who else to back this week at SportsLine, You can find out who it is, and check out all of Holliman's PGA picks, only at SportsLine, Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman's Fantasy golf rankings for the 2023 Genesis Invitational, How to watch 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Spieth among many chasing at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods opts to not play Players Championship, WATCH: Viktor Hovland drains ace at Arnold Palmer, Report: Pebble Beach will be designated event in 2024, Rahm leads (again) at Bay Hill after Round 1, Genesis Invitational fantasy golf rankings, picks, Tiger Woods opts to skip 2023 Players Championship, Report: PGA Tour to reduce fields of designated events, Kirk breaks 8-year drought with emotional Honda win, Davis Love III enthused about golf's young stars. Mayo helped create the golf stats and research website Fantasy National along with the Race for the Mayo Cup One and Done contest. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (PA/OH) or 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Tough scene. The result marks Kirk's third top-three finish to begin the 2023 season. One of McClure's top PGA DFS picks for the 2023 Sony Open is J.T. Poston at . Hes among a handful of players on tour who could say that. It feels like Lee has been on the verge of a breakout for a while and this week could be the opportunity for him. Before setting your Fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 American Express picks, you need to see the Fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman. Hes been on a heater with back-to-back top-three finishes before the MC in Phoenix. 6-keys: media/spln/golf/reg/free/stories, at That value ratio was third-best on tour, behind only Joel Dahmen and Ryan Palmer of all golfers with at least 20 starts. In the measured events on the circuit, hes been stout from tee-to-green and hasnt lost strokes putting since last summer. Here are our. section: | slug: 2023-genesis-invitational-fantasy-golf-rankings-picks-sleepers-back-jon-rahm-avoid-xander-schauffele | sport: golf | route: article_single.us | PGA DFS players entering tournaments, cash games, or 50-50s on FanDuel or DraftKings for the 2023 Sony Open will have plenty of tough choices to make. Previous weeks: Fortinet Championship: Sahith Theegala. 10. Five of the top seven golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking are scheduled to compete, led by world No. Im is the best player in the field and its not particularly close. Its actually incredible how Conners stacks up in the ball-striking department against the worlds elite. The cold putter is nothing new, but he has experienced a modicum of success on the PGA National greens in his career. Houston Open: Aaron Wise. CJ Cup: Sungjae Im. Lack: Lee Hodges (50-1, DraftKings) Lee Hodges came through for me last week in a big way on DraftKings and the top-20 market, and I see no reason to hop off now that we are traveling to a course that he finished ninth at last year, gaining strokes in all four major categories. This mitigates the advantage of the premier drivers in the world, aka most of the elite players, and combined with a lack of elite golfers at the top end in this event, it has opened the door for long-shot winners. I expect Poston to bounce back from a disappointing performance at Riviera and roll easily over Svensson. He got his first PGA Tour win five tournaments ago on a course with Bermuda greens as well. Now, were finally catching fire again, with Gdula cashing another winner at the WM Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler, 13-1) and Rick Gehman correctly predicting Jon Rahms Genesis Invitational victory at +750. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere. Zozo: Hideki Matsuyama. Green sizes at Pebble Beach at just 3,500 square feet. Hes a name to watch. Three-Putt Avoidance Birdies or Better Gained Without further ado, let's dig into my outright picks for the Scottish Open. Scottie Scheffler is officially No. Plus, Bubba has his Bubba Tracks, (Riviera, Austin Country Club, TPC River Highlands and Augusta National) where hell always be live at a decent price a few times a year, regardless of form. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You can play our free fantasy game and see how you measure up against our experts below. Kisner and Dahmen are making their first starts of 2023. But victories arent always the only barometer of success. Stephen Hennessey, Golf Digest dep. With a few solid finishes early in 2021, he would improve his World Ranking enough to earn exemptions in World Golf Championship events, making him viable in both fantasy and One & Done formats all year long. Bermuda: Mark Hubbard. In fact, the model is up over $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament. If they fall, were really looking at a high-ceiling week. Rick Gehman is the founder of RickRunGood.com and the RickRunGood YouTube Channel, is one of the industrys leading experts on golf DFS and gambling. You can only see who it is here. In order to score well at Waialae Country Club, players will need to be accurate off the tee and few do it better than Im. Tournament match-ups are often released by Tuesday at many top sportsbooks along with expert picks from PGA Tour staff and Golf Digest panel among other leading handicappers and analysts. Monterey Peninsula has the largest greens in the rotation at 6,000 square feet, which is still slightly below TOUR average. CJ Cup: Tyrrell Hatton. Hes a good tee-to-green golfer with the ability to pick up distance whenever possible, and the putter can get hot. Who wins the 2023 Sony Open, and who are the top players to target for your Fantasy picks? Hes in great company as the others are Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. Hennessey, Golf Digest: Min Woo Lee (25-1, BetMGM) Our caddie makes great points on Min Woos form in the U.S. Itd be a great story to see him win, but its a tough ask at these odds. From Gehman: Redman has all the makings of a breakout candidate. Zozo: Hideki Matsuyama. Listen to Golf Digest's weekly betting podcast, "The Loop," where we interview the industry's leading experts (and sometimes tour pros) to help you make your bets and pick your fantasy. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: golf | pageType: stories | Figuring out which PGA Tour golfer is the best in the world right now isn't easy. If you know where to look, its becoming easier to make informed decisions regarding betting on golf tournaments and daily fantasy golf competitions. 3. Both stats combine to form the cumulative strokes gained/ball-striking, putting Conners third on tour. Follow him on Twitter: @adplacksports. He also has the third-highest salary on DraftKings, but his placement odds are more reasonableso I think hes a smart top-10 or top-20 bet. So you better be crunching the right data to gain an edge in whatever contests youre entering. Im confident that changes this week in Palm Beach. American Express: Cameron Young. Houston Open: Jason Day. Anyone who has followed Holliman's predictions is way up on their golf picks. He also sits second in GIR rate, especially important when the field is hovering around 60 percent in Palm Beach Gardens. The Spaniard was impressive in the final round at the Sentry and has won three of his past five tournaments. It turned out to be at Sedgefield, where the 20-year-old won by five strokes. You can find out who it is, and check out all of Holliman's PGA picks, only at SportsLine. Theres still plenty to be excited about, most notably the golf course itself, which makes the top players in the world look like those of us who chop it around and shoot 86 on the weekends. Hennessey, Golf Digest: Chris Kirk (+330, DraftKings) The former Georgia Bulldog drives it so dang straight, which is an absolute weapon at PGA National. He tied for second at the Shriners earlier this season and shot 12 under on the weekend to surge to T-16 at the Sentry his last time out. Put your knowledge to the test. Gordons just as long as Mitchell (averages over 307 yards off the tee), so I think hes worth the flier. Pat Mayo, DraftKings/Fantasy National,Mayo Media Network analyst: Jhonattan Vegas (35-1, DraftKings) So far in 2023, Vegas has top-25 finishes at Farmers and Phoenix and made the cut at Riviera. While his irons let him down at the South Course during the Farmers, his putter certainly did not, and Pebble is a totally different layout for approaches. McClure is a DFS pro with over $2 million in career winnings, and he's been red-hot on his PGA Tour picks this season. Scroll down to see who we like this week at the 2023 Honda Classic. Visit SportsLine now to see the complete PGA DFS player pool for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the expert who's made over $2 million in daily Fantasy sports, and find out. Especially at this course, one he hasnt turned up at since 2011, likely for the same reasons as all the other big-time players - its impossibly hard, theres water everywhere and it makes the worlds best look like us. He was as good as Bryson, Rahm and Rory with the driver and experienced one of his best iron runs of his career. The issue comes on and around the green for Conners. I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is ThePME) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. From Rick Gehman, data scientist and RickRunGood.com founder: In DFS formats, making money is all about finding value. Thats the amount of fantasy points returned per dollar spent. Just hope this is the week it all click for him. Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. Leaderboard Watch News FedExCup Schedule Players Stats Golfbet More PGA TOUR PGA TOUR Champions Korn Ferry Tour PGA TOUR Canada PGA TOUR Latinoamrica LPGA TOUR DP World Tour PGA TOUR University. Hes made five of his last six cuts and can boast two top 40s in the last two elevated events. Brandon Gdula, managing editor and analyst for NumberFire, a FanDuel daily-fantasy analysis company, recently won the 2018 FSWA Golf Writer of the Year. Gehman: Kevin Tway (+1000, DraftKings) Tways game is rounding into form right now. Gehman: Aaron Wise (22-1, DraftKings) Ive probably spent more money on Aaron Wise than anyone on the planet and not even I can get there this week. Spieth, meanwhile, is one of the most experienced players in the 2023 Sony Open field and he's coming off a T-13 finish at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Up until the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Griffin had made nine consecutive cuts with four top-30 finishes. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated. Mayo has been recognized across multiple sports (Football, Baseball & Golf), mediums (Video, Writing & Podcasting), genre (Humor), and game formats (Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy, and Traditional Season Long Fantasy). NeSmiths more of a daily fantasy target on FanDuel than someone who is knocking at the door for a victory, but all of the underlying data is there to believe in a strong season. But since hes struggled in his return from injury were getting a nice discount on the Ryder Cupper off a 12th-place finish at Riviera. Caddie: Lee Hodges (+450, DraftKings) Lee is coming off a great performance at Riviera and like I mentioned earlier, these two courses are very similar in the ball-striking department. At last week's Phoenix Open, four of the expert's top eight picks finished in the top 10, a group that included winner Scheffler. The RSM Classic winner is coming off a deceiving ninth-place finish at the Genesis Invitational, where he lost strokes in both ball-striking categories, while gaining a whopping 11 strokes putting and around the green. Gdula: Jhonattan Vegas (+320, FanDuel) Overall, Vegas has played well at PGA National, and were seeing phenomenal ball-striking from him lately. Zozo: Sungjae Im. THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN OUR EXPERTS? Combine that with Sean O'Hair and Fritelli being extremely inconsistent, this is my whale play of the week. I worry that he will be exposed on these Bermudagrass greens, but the recent form and price is too appealing to pass up. All three courses are incredibly short and limit the advantage of driving distance. All Rights Reserved. 9. Lack: Adam Svensson (33-1, BetMGM) I had no problem with bettors grabbing the 60-1s on Adam Svensson on Monday morning, but I do believe he's over-valued at his current number. 11:51 am ET, see the latest daily Fantasy golf picks, advice and player pool from SportsLine's Mike McClure, Head to SportsLine now to see his top daily Fantasy golf picks for the Sony Open 2023, Visit SportsLine now to see the complete PGA DFS player pool for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the expert who's made over $2 million in daily Fantasy sports, How to watch 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Spieth among many chasing at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods opts to not play Players Championship, WATCH: Viktor Hovland drains ace at Arnold Palmer, Report: Pebble Beach will be designated event in 2024, Rahm leads (again) at Bay Hill after Round 1, PGA DFS: 2023 Sony Open picks, lineups, advice, Tiger Woods opts to skip 2023 Players Championship, Report: PGA Tour to reduce fields of designated events, Kirk breaks 8-year drought with emotional Honda win, Davis Love III enthused about golf's young stars. Mayo won the 2022 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and is a finalist for three FSWA Awards in 2023 (Best Podcast, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). Pat Mayo breaks down the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, making his picks and rankings for the event while previewing the course and key stats. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. Follow him on Twitter: @RickRunGood. His tee-to-green game has been elite and he supplements that with a stellar short-game. Each week hosts Christopher Powers, Alex Myers, and Steve Hennessey, along with special guests from across the sports and entertainment worlds, will touch on what's going in the game . We've now cashed outright winners the past two weeks, so jump on board and scroll down to read our best bets for the 2023 Honda Classic. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. Lack: Adam Long (+1100, DraftKings) Ill take a chance this week and fire away on a long shot to pay off nicely for me in the top-10 market. Rais results have gotten progressively better the past three weeks, and he was sitting T-5 after one round here last year in his debut. Powers, Golf Digest: Ben Griffin (+100) over Cameron Davis (DraftKings) Sneaky bullish this week on Ben Griffin, a North Carolina man through and through who does well on Bermuda and is a machine on approach. See more in GNN's affiliate disclosure. How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. While Cam Davis appears like hes hurt or is terrible now based on his past few outings. Im secured a T-13 finish at last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions and he'll enter this week's event confident he can have another strong showing in Hawaii. 2022: The winner checked in at $8,500 and scored 25.5 more DK points than anyone else, 2021: The winner checked in at $10,100 and scored 21 more DK points than anyone else, 2020: The winner checked in at $7,000 and scored 23.5 more DK points than anyone else, 2019: The winner checked in at $9,600 and scored 19.5 more DK points than anyone else, 2018: The winner checked in at $7,100 and scored 20 more DK points than anyone else. Looking at it another way, Blixt, Suh, Blair, Kuchar, William McGirt, JB Holmes, Taylor Moore, Denny McCarthy, Troy Merritt, and McNealy are the only players in this field gaining against the field in over 70% of rounds on Poa putting surfaces over that stretch. Our job is to pick the guys who wont be made to look like fools at PGA National's Champion course this week.
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